Flora
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Moscow Zoo in Russia

1: Anatoly Kornilov (trainer from 1982 to 1990 ) 2: Nina Kornilova (trainer from 1982 to 1990 ) 3: Aleksei Dementiev (trainer from 1990 to 2001 ) 4: Taisiya Dementiev-Kornilova (trainer from 2001 to 2002 ) 5: Andrei Dementiev-Kornilov (trainer from 2001 to 2002 )

1. 2002: director Taisiya Dementiev-Kornilova attacked by Flora. Taisiya Dementiev-Kornilova Survived.
2. 2002: director Andrei Dementiev-Kornilov attacked by Flora. Andrei Dementiev-Kornilov Survived.
3. 2007-10-10: elephant keeper Olga Grishina fatal attack by Flora. during preparations for transport † Olga Grishina Died 2007-10-10

Flora was born wild 1982 at Kruger National Park, captured 1982 . and imported 1982 by Wolfgang Delfts

According to circus historian Dominique Jando, Flora arrived to SoyuzGosTsirk (Government Circus in USSR) 1982, from Africa, being the first African elephant on a russian circus, and Flora was trained by Anatoly Kornilov, Anatoly Alexandrovich Kornilov, 1924-1991) and his wife Nina Kornilova, (Nina Andreyevna Kornilova).

1984: Anatoly Kornilov became manager of Riga’s circus and Flora was relocated to Riga, and after Anatoly and Nina retired, their daughter Taisiya Dementiev-Kornilova and her husband Aleksei Dementiev, (Aleksei Stepanovich Dementiev, 1961-2001) took over the circus in Riga, and Flora was trained by Aleksei.

2002: 2002: After Alekseis death, the African elephant Flora attacked Taisia and and her son Andrei Dementiev-Kornilov, and was retired to Moscow Zoo.

2007: Killed elephant keeper Olga Grishina in Moscow Zoo.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• Elephants and Egotists by Patricia Sumerling
  
• https://themoscowtimes.com/news/zoo-sued-in-elephant-death-1387
  
• Jando, Dominique; http://www.circopedia.org/The_Kornilov_Dynasty
  
• African Elephant Studbook, Europe Regional EEP
  by Amelia Terkel, Zoological center Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel

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